Canadian Court Maintains Right to Privacy 20
TufelKinder writes "The Globe and Mail is reporting a Canadian court's decision to '[uphold the] 2004 decision to maintain privacy rights of on-line music swappers.'"
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Privacy (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Privacy (Score:1, Interesting)
no debate (Score:2)
ratboy
Excellent. (Score:2, Insightful)
In other news... (Score:4, Informative)
... Another court has upheld the right for Slashdot editors to post dupes [slashdot.org] every two or three days, and not to be bothered with the "search" feature of their own Website</sarcasm>
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freedoms! (Score:1)
Re:freedoms! (Score:3, Informative)
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The artists would get a more representive pay cheque at the end of the day aswell( they get screwed over now anyway , no matter how hip they are).
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Of course. There are always people who are so frightened by the thought that they may be on the receiving end of a lawsuit that they seriously curb, or stop altogether, their file sharing. That many ISPs seem willing to reveal their users' identities simply to get the *IAA off their back simply adds to the FUD.
And frankly, I don't see how the Canadian ruling will stop that. Based on what TFA said, it would seem th
Recording industry spin (Score:2)
File Sharing is legal in Canada. (Score:1)
Re:File Sharing is legal in Canada. (Score:2)
But that's their problem ... not mine, not yours. They made a deal, and now that conditions have changed, tough shit :-)